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Drugs seized at UK music festivals, 2008-2011: get the datahttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/may/21/festival-drugs-data
After peaking in 2009, seizures of drugs at UK music festivals have fallen rapidly. Find out where the figures came from and explore the data in full.<br />• <a href="#data">Get the data</a><br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/data">More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian</a><p>Quantities of drugs seized at music festivals across the UK have declined significantly over the last three years, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.</p><p>The data, which covers festivals taking place over four years - from 2008 to 2011 - shows drug confiscations peaking in 2009 but falling away rapidly in the years since.</p><p>Source: Freedom of Information Requests, via the <a href="http://requestinitiative.org/">Request Initiative</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/may/21/festival-drugs-data">Continue reading...</a>DrugsFestivalsMusicReading and Leeds festivalGlastonbury festivalMusic festivalsSun, 20 May 2012 23:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/may/21/festival-drugs-dataJuan Mabromata/GettyCannabis was the second most seized drug at UK music festivals last year Photograph: Juan Mabromata/GettyJuan Mabromata/Getty"The world of cannabis is undergoing a complete change," according to Superintendent François Thierry, head of France's Central Agency for the Repression of Drug Trafficking. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/GettyJohn Burn-Murdoch2012-05-20T23:00:00ZUK music festivals 2011 mapped - download the datahttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/jun/10/uk-festivals-locations-glastonbury-isle-of-wight
Reading and Leeds festival is set to kick off today ahead of the bank holiday weekend. Find where the UK festivals are and who's headlining, download the data for yourself<br />• <a href="#data">Get the data</a><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/readingandleedsfestival">Reading and Leeds festival </a>starts today and despite the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/aug/26/reading-leeds-festival-bad-weather">bad weather predicted</a>, promises festival goers a wealth of musical acts over the bank holiday weekend. </p><p>With the likes of The Strokes, Pulp and Muse headlining, the festival expects thousands of revellers to heads to the two sites. The opening night will feature My Chemical Romance performing at Reading and Muse in Leeds.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/jun/10/uk-festivals-locations-glastonbury-isle-of-wight">Continue reading...</a>MusicPop and rockFestivalsGlastonbury festivalBig ChillReading and Leeds festivalBestivalT in the ParkIsle of Wight festivalLatitude festivalU2ColdplayBeyoncéFoo FightersKings of LeonKasabianPaul McCartneyThe StrokesMusePulpMy Chemical RomanceArcade FireGuns N' RosesThe KillersFri, 26 Aug 2011 10:10:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/jun/10/uk-festivals-locations-glastonbury-isle-of-wightMark Holloway/RedfernsThe Strokes, seen performing here, are amongst the acts performing at Reading and Leeds festival this weekend. Photograph: Mark Holloway/RedfernsYui Mok/PAThe crowd at Reading gets into the festival spirit. Photograph: Yui Mok/PAAmi Sedghi2011-08-26T10:10:00Z